Ingredients

• 5 medium sized pomfrets
• 1 tbsp - oil (for roasting the masala)
• 2 medium sized onions (chopped)
• 10 to 12 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 10 to 12 curry leaves
• 10 pepper corns
• 2 tsp - red chilli powder
• 2.5 tsp - coriander powder
• ½ tsp - turmeric powder
• 1.5 tbsp - tamarind juice
• 7 to 8 tbsp - oil for frying the fish
• salt to taste

How to Make Simple n Plain Fried Fish

• Clean and wash the fish thoroughly. Make 2 thick slices of each pomfret.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and fry chopped onions, garlic, curry leaves and peppercorns on a low flame till you get an aroma.
• Cool and grind to a fine paste by adding a little water.
• To the ground paste add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and tamarind juice. Mix well.
• Marinate the fish pieces in this masala for a couple of hours.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan or a tawa and fry the fish on both sides on a medium flame till golden in colour.